The
Official PlayStation Magazine website now offers
a trailer showing off
Flashback HD, confirming rumors
from January that a remake of the classic platformer is in the offing. The
trailer says this will be "the sci-fi classic game - reimagined by the original
core team." The clip concludes with a number of logos, none of which refer to
the PC platform in any way, so it's possible the remake is not returning to one
of its original platforms (and we're almost positive it's not returning to the
Amiga). There's a
video interview on Eurogamer talking with writer Simon MacKenzie about the
project, according to their story and a headline on
VG247 the remake is also coming to PCs, though where that tidbit originates
is not mentioned.

saluk wrote on Apr 11, 2013, 18:30:Yeah seems to lack personality. Looks too similar to any other modern alien shooter being put out these days. I'm all for an HD version, but like this I'm not really feeling it.

As for these games being ancient relics best forgotten... bahahaha.

I only hope quick time events are someday an ancient relic.

Not sure. I think I am feeling it. The part where he mounts that vehicle and the part where he's dropping red nades on the enemy below him... those 2 moments pulled me right back in time to when I was 8 years old. Man I loved that game. My dad helped me cheat because I couldn't get past most areas but that was alright.

Still waiting for a proper Another World HD. I finished that game maybe a hundred times back when I couldn't even speak English yet. Fucking ace.

Wraith wrote on Apr 11, 2013, 09:28: The world has moved on since then and while Flashback was barely acceptable for its day, right now it - and Another World - are ancient relics best forgotten.

"Barely acceptable in its day"? It might as well be my favorite game of that generation, and easily in my top 30 games of all time. I don't know if it aged well (because I haven't played it in what, 12 years now?), but it was pretty awesome back then, and it was a commercial and critical success.

Then again, its sequel ("Fade to Black") was not nearly as good. But the box it came in was awesome.

It actually aged really well. The graphical style holds up and the gameplay/level-design is still superb. I replayed it last year. One of my favorite games ever.

Yeah, this is one of those games like Transport Tycoon or One Must Fall 2097 that will always look good because it has these beautifully drawn 2d graphics. And the gameplay is, while not overly difficult and a bit simplistic, very well polished and easy to get into so getting into such a game is not that difficult.

Wraith wrote on Apr 11, 2013, 09:28: The world has moved on since then and while Flashback was barely acceptable for its day, right now it - and Another World - are ancient relics best forgotten.

"Barely acceptable in its day"? It might as well be my favorite game of that generation, and easily in my top 30 games of all time. I don't know if it aged well (because I haven't played it in what, 12 years now?), but it was pretty awesome back then, and it was a commercial and critical success.

Then again, its sequel ("Fade to Black") was not nearly as good. But the box it came in was awesome.

It actually aged really well. The graphical style holds up and the gameplay/level-design is still superb. I replayed it last year. One of my favorite games ever.

Nice idea, but from the looks of the trailer it sure doesn't have the same feel at all or art direction as the first. It looks like they slapped on some side scrolling just cause 2 maps, animation, and sprinkled some justin bieber onto the main character.

Wraith wrote on Apr 11, 2013, 09:28: The world has moved on since then and while Flashback was barely acceptable for its day, right now it - and Another World - are ancient relics best forgotten.

"Barely acceptable in its day"? It might as well be my favorite game of that generation, and easily in my top 30 games of all time. I don't know if it aged well (because I haven't played it in what, 12 years now?), but it was pretty awesome back then, and it was a commercial and critical success.

Then again, its sequel ("Fade to Black") was not nearly as good. But the box it came in was awesome.